How Many People Are Named Tenya?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Tenya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tenya peaked in popularity in 1976 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tenya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tenya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1976
7 births
Total Registered
82
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenya
Tenya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 82 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenya as a female name
Ranked #19,813 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1976 (7 births)
Tenya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenya span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 30 babies were registered. Tenya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Tenya by Decade
How has Tenya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tenya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tenya
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tenya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenya?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Tenya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenya a common name?
Tenya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenya most popular?
Tenya reached peak popularity in 1976, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenya is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenya a female name?
Tenya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenya Smith, Tenya Johnson, Tenya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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